Philly Pride Parade and Festival

When:
Sunday, Jun 18, 2017 11:30a -
6:00p

Where:
13th and Locust to Penn’s Landing
101 S Christopher Columbus Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19106

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Admission:
$15

Categories:
Festivals & Fairs, LGBT, Music, Performing Arts

Event website:
http://www.phillygaypride.org/events/philly-pride-parade-and-festival/

The first gay pride parade took place in New York City, gay pride 1 June 28, 1970, to commemorate the first anniversary of the Stonewall riots (June 28, 1969), considered to be the beginning of the LGBT civil rights movement. By 1972, many cities, including Philadelphia, were staging gay pride parades and festivals. From 1977 to 1987, there were no parades in Philadelphia. In 1988, there was a spontaneous parade from the gayborhood to a rally sponsored by the Lesbian and Gay Task Force in Love Park. This parade was so successful that community leaders got together to establish an organization that would coordinate a gay pride parade and festival in Philadelphia every June. That organization is Philly Pride Presents, and we are celebrating our 27th PrideDay. We grow every year.


PrideDay, the LGBT Pride Parade and Festival, begins in the heart of the Gayborhood at 13th and Locust and proceeds through Center City and Philadelphia’s historic district. The judging stand is at Independence Mall, 6th and Market Street. The parade terminates at the Festival location at the Great Plaza of Penn’s Landing, the best pride festival location in the country. Although the parade turns down Front Street and crosses I-95 via Chestnut Street, there are several ways into Penn’s Landing via the Market Street and Walnut Street overpasses.


Start Times
The parade starts at 11:30 a.m at 13th and Locust Streets.
The festival gates open at Noon at the Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing
The Parade reaches the Festival location at approx. 1:00pm

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